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dude

[ dood, dyood ]

noun

  1. a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
  2. Slang
    1. a fellow; chap.
    2. (a general term of address used to a man, woman, or group).
  3. a person reared in a large city.
  4. Western U.S. an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch.


interjection

  1. Slang (an expression of shock, approval, sympathy, or other strong feeling):

    Dude! That's one expensive sandwich!

verb phrase

  1. Slang. to dress in one's fanciest, best, or most stylish clothes; dress up:

    He got all duded up to go to the dance.

dude

/ duːd; djuːd /

noun

  1. a city dweller, esp one holidaying on a ranch
  2. a dandy
  3. a person: often used to any male in direct address
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܻ徱, adverb
  • ˈܻ徱, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dude1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dude1

C19: of unknown origin
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Seconds later, Yanez orders Valdez to keep his hands out of his pockets, then tells him to “put your hands behind your back, dude.”

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But it’s possible the frontman has never called on somebody as confident as the dude he picked Saturday night to help finish Green Day’s headlining performance at the Coachella festival.

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“This f— dude,” the OnlyFans disrupter and Disney Channel alum wrote in her Instagram stories, reacting to an article about the “Big Brother” drama.

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Having dabbled in various high school bands, Hoppus was determined to “be a dude in a band. My friends and I against the world. Like a Ramone.”

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Those dudes are trying to play the sinister “ugly American” roles, although with a singular lack of suavity and not much success.

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